Abraham Lincoln

1809 - 1865

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

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Abraham Lincoln Quote - The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. Free

Abraham Lincoln

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry. Free

Abraham Lincoln

You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Free

Abraham Lincoln

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. Free

Abraham Lincoln

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. Free

Abraham Lincoln

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one? Free

Abraham Lincoln

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

Abraham Lincoln Quote - To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own. Free

Abraham Lincoln

To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes. Free

Abraham Lincoln

There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them. Free

Abraham Lincoln

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. Free

Abraham Lincoln

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. Free

Abraham Lincoln

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. Free

Abraham Lincoln

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise. Free

Abraham Lincoln

I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

Notable Works

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is most celebrated for successfully preserving the Union during the American Civil War and decisively issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which initiated the abolition of slavery across the nation. A master orator, he delivered the iconic Gettysburg Address, which redefined the democratic ideals of the United States as a "government of the people, by the people, for the people." His visionary leadership culminated in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, permanently outlawing slavery and fundamentally reshaping the course of American history.

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